763-25-700 EHRM Infrastructure Upgrades Construction Dallas CMOP, TX

The Department of Veterans Affairs Technology Acquisition Center Austin is soliciting, through sealed bid 36C77626B0028, EHRM infrastructure upgrade construction at the Dallas Consolidated Mail Outpatient Pharmacy, with technical questions due November 20, 2026 and bids due December 23, 2026. The procurement is a 100% Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business set-aside, and bidders must be SBA-certified SDVOSBs listed in the SBA Small Business Search database at bid submission and award. The solicitation document states bids are due December 22, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET, which conflicts with the notice's December 23 due date.

Place of performance is listed as Dallas, TX 75216, with work at the facility located at 2962 S. Longhorn Drive, Lancaster, Texas 75134. Work spans the Main Server Room, Production Server Room, Telecom/Security Room, DMAR Room 110A, TR 208, East Wall TE, and Data Center Room 128 in Buildings 1 and 2. Scope covers demolition and replacement of IT telecommunications equipment, structured and fiber/copper backbone cabling, communications cabinets, intrusion detection, video surveillance, and physical access control under Divisions 26, 27, and 28, per NFPA 70 (2014 Edition). The contract is firm fixed price with a target ceiling of $1 million. Performance runs 357 calendar days from notice to proceed, and work must begin within 10 days of award. Bid guarantee is not less than 20% of bid price and not more than $3 million. Performance and payment bonds (SF 25 and SF 25A) equal 100% of the original contract price.

The facility is classified ICRA Category C with High patient risk, requiring Level IV infection-control precautions: hard barriers, anteroom containment, negative pressurization at .01 inches water gauge, HEPA filtration, and continuous monitoring. Interim life safety measures apply when ceiling tiles are removed, using one of three options: fire watch, heat detection interfaced with VA Notifier alarms, or upright sprinkler installation. The CATEX determination indicates Environmental Assessment Needed. Work must be coordinated with the VA Medical Center's 24/7 operations.

Offerors must submit a completed VAAR 852.219-75 Certificate of Compliance with the bid, and the Government cannot award without it. General construction subcontracting is limited to 85% payment to non-certified firms, with material costs excluded. Other clauses include Buy American, Section 508, personnel security and vetting, and the Revolutionary FAR Overhaul. The Davis-Bacon wage determination for Dallas County is described as effective through May 18, 2026. No incumbent is named, and the source states no evaluation criteria.

A pre-bid site visit is scheduled for 10:00 AM Central Time on November 17, 2026, in the Admin Conference Room of the Main Building. No questions will be answered during the walkthrough, and all questions must be submitted in writing by November 20, 2026 at 1:00 PM ET.